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Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the airworthiness obligations which are placed on UAV design & manufacture as well as maintenance. Airworthiness Considerations Introduction Unmanned aircraft must be designed in a way that, or contain features or details that, the safety of the person operating the unmanned aircraft or of third parties in the air or on…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the scope and applicability between UK CAA and EASA relating to Bi-Lateral Certification & Approval. Introduction – International Co-operation Bilateral agreements that allow certification of civil aeronautical products to be shared between two countries. Bilateral agreements and arrangements allow the airworthiness certification of civil aeronautical products to be shared between two…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com looks at the process for managing Aircraft Consumable Material. Introduction Materials that are intended to be installed in type-certificated aircraft, engines, or propellers may not be produced unless they are produced according to FAA (or EASA) regulations; The typical method for approving original aviation materials is through the type and production…

Training Needs Analysis (TNA) – Considerations by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Reference point 3.1(d) of Appendix III to Part-66 ‘Aircraft Type Training (ED Decision 2016/011/R) Training Needs Analysis for the Theoretical Element of the Aircraft Type Training: The minimum duration for the theoretical element of the type rating training course, as described in Appendix…